Own Your Mistakes

Some people had rather hide or deny their own mistakes, instead of owning up to them. They become defensive, offer excuses and try to throw the blame on others, making no effort to righting their wrong or to prove them self credible and respectable.
There are many good reasons that we should own up to our mistakes and correct them, and NO good reasons for trying to hide them, deny them or blame others for them.
Owning up to your own mistakes is the only just and right thing to do. Thinking that your mistakes will not be found out or noticed is another stupid mistake. Thinking your mistakes will be silently forgiven only discredits you and your reputation even more. It is important to own up to your mistakes immediately, demonstrating an effort of fixing it and improving your self to do better.
When you learn to own up to your mistakes it makes you a better person. You cannot not learn from your mistakes if you are to busy trying to hide them, deny them, run from them or try blaming others for them.
No one is perfect and we all make mistakes but how you handle your mistakes screams loudly to the world just what kind of person you truly are. Owning up to, correcting and learning from your mistakes teaches you  honor, strength and resilience.
When we make mistakes and get defensive, when we are caught trying to hide them or deny them, proves we are a lesser person, not very credible and not trustworthy at all. Trying to shift blame to others for your mistakes makes you dishonorable, dishonest and weak.
When you don't try to cover up your mistakes it makes your eyes open up to life's lessons so you may strive to do better the next time around, no matter how small or large.
If you don't own your mistakes and correct them, then they will linger in your life constantly causing more and more damage. Don't let your ego stop you from owning up to and correcting your mistakes. Admitting and correcting your mistakes will bring you freedom from taking responsibility, gives you a sense of peace, will bring you happiness, and will release you so you may move forward.

Trying to hide your mistakes because you are ashamed and embarrassed only makes them worse and doesn't solve the problem. You may think you are hiding your mistakes but you are not, because nothing is truly hidden once the act is done or the word is spoken, it is in the open for all the world to see & hear.

..."the truth shall set you free"...

John 8:32